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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Pyrosis

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Plant
Alpinia officinarum ( Galangal, Kao Liang Chiang, Kucuk Galanga, Liang Chiang, Man Chiang )
Elettaria cardamomum ( Cardamom, Kakule, Krako, Pai Tou K'Ou, Tou K'Ou, Ts'Ao Kuo )
Panicum miliaceum ( Akdari, Busa, Ch'I, Chi, Chu, Men, Millet, P'Ei, Shu, Tzu )
Piper longum ( Long Pepper, Pepper,Long, Pi P'O Mu, Pi Po, Uzun Biber )
Pterocarpus erinaceus ( African Kino, Ven )
Pyrus japonica ( Cha Tzu, Mu T'Ao )
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.